First Financial Northwest Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

First Financial Northwest does not currently pay a dividend.

Key information

Dividend yield

-0.4%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	-0.4%
Future Dividend Yield	2.4%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	US$0.520
Payout ratio	0%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.13

Feb 21

Recent updates

First Financial Northwest GAAP EPS of $0.31 beats by $0.01, revenue of $12.78M beats by $1.31M

Jul 28

First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.12

May 20

First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 19

First Financial Northwest's (NASDAQ:FFNW) Dividend Will Be US$0.11

Nov 19

First Financial Northwest: An Interesting Little Bank To Keep An Eye On

Aug 28

First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) Will Pay A Dividend Of US$0.11

Aug 19

Should Shareholders Reconsider First Financial Northwest, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FFNW) CEO Compensation Package?

Jun 03

First Financial Northwest EPS beats by $0.03, beats on revenue

Apr 27

Should First Financial Northwest, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFNW) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?

Apr 10

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FFNW's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FFNW's dividend payments have been increasing.

Dividend Yield vs Market

First Financial Northwest Dividend Yield vs Market

How does FFNW dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (FFNW)	0%
Market Bottom 25% (US)	1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)	4.5%
Industry Average (Banks)	2.7%
Analyst forecast (FFNW) (up to 3 years)	2.4%

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FFNW's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FFNW's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Current Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: FFNW is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of FFNW's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/30 16:18
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

First Financial Northwest, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Jeffrey Rulis	D.A. Davidson & Co.
null null	D.A. Davidson & Co.
Christopher Marinac	FIG Partners

First Financial Northwest Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 21, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.13

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 28, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 4.3% yield

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 22, 2023

Recent updates

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

CFO & Director exercised options and sold US$348k worth of stock

President exercised options to buy US$558k worth of stock.

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 233%, revenue downgraded

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 20% overvalued after recent price rise

Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer exercised options to buy US$113k worth of stock.

First quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 21, 2024

Now 24% overvalued after recent price rise

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 77%

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

First Financial Northwest, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.13

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 28, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 38%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 29%

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Price target increased by 14% to US$16.75

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 46%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 4.3% yield

Price target decreased by 7.4% to US$14.00

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 22, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

New minor risk - Market cap size

President exercised options to buy US$102k worth of stock.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 4.2% yield

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 22, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 5.1% yield

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 23, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 29%

Price target decreased by 9.9% to US$15.88

Insufficient new directors

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 3.4% yield

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%, revenue upgraded

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 24, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share

First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.12

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 16, 2022

Consensus forecasts updated

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Financial Northwest authorizes 5% buyback

Senior VP & Chief Credit Officer exercised options and sold US$187k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share

First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.12

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 16, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Financial Northwest GAAP EPS of $0.31 beats by $0.01, revenue of $12.78M beats by $1.31M

Executive VP notifies of intention to sell stock

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share

First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.12

First Financial Northwest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 17, 2022

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 13%